Domestic violence victims can find support, hope

8:26 PM,
Oct. 16, 2013

Mary Jones

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Mary Jones

It started with verbal and emotional abuse, controlling behavior and isolation from my family and friends. Some days were good. That's why I stayed. But the bad days became worse, and I knew I needed to leave.

When I said I wanted to leave, the physical abuse started. I will never forget how it felt when my husband - the man who promised to love and cherish me - held me in a choke hold because I told him I was leaving. I feared for my life. I feared for my children's lives. We had to get away - far away where he couldn't find us, where he couldn't ...